The Golden Sheep

The Golden Sheep
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tsugu Miikura
金のひつじ
(Kin no Hitsuji)
Manga
Written byKaori Ozaki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runSeptember 25, 2017 – February 25, 2019
Volumes3

The Golden Sheep (Japanese: 金のひつじ, Hepburn: Kin no Hitsuji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Ozaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from September 2017 to February 2019, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. It was licensed in North America for English release by Vertical.

Plot

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kaori Ozaki, The Golden Sheep was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from September 25, 2017, to February 25, 2019.[1][2][3] Kodansha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from March 23, 2018, to April 23, 2019.[4][5]

In North America, Vertical licensed the series for English release in 2018.[6] The three volumes were released from September 24, 2019, to March 10, 2020.[7][8]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1March 23, 2018[4]978-4-06-511126-0September 24, 2019[7]978-1-94719-480-9
  • 1. "Sheep Park" (羊の公園, Hitsuji no Kōen)
  • 2. "Happy New Life" (楽しい新生活, Tanoshī Shin Seikatsu)
  • 3. "Dog and Rock 'n' Roll" (犬とロックンロール, Inu to Rokkunrōru)
  • 4. "Never Say Die!" (ネバー・セイ・ダイ!, Nebā Sei Dai!)
  • 5. "Dawn Runaways" (夜明けの家出, Yoake no Iede)
  • 6. "Tokyo and Pop" (東京とおとん, Tōkyō to Oton)
2September 21, 2018[9]978-4-06-512769-8December 10, 2019[10]978-1-94719-488-5
  • 7. "The Sky of an Unfamiliar City" (知らない街の空, Shiranai Machi no Sora)
  • 8. "Is This a Date?!" (もしかしてデート!?, Moshikashite Dēto!?)
  • 9. "Everyone Hates Themselves" (みんな自分が大嫌い, Minna Jibun ga Daikirai)
  • 10. "Tokyo Tale" (上京物語, Jōkyō Monogatari)
  • 11. "The Underdog and the Stray Cat" (負け犬と野良猫, Makeinu to Noraneko)
3April 23, 2019[5]978-4-06-515183-9March 10, 2020[8]978-1-94998-012-7
  • 12. "The Princess Who Fell Off the Sheep" (羊から堕ちたお姫様, Hitsuji kara Ochita Ohimesama)
  • 13. "Strat Girl" (ストラト少女, Sutorato Shōjo)
  • 14. "Adieu L'Ami" (さらば友よ, Saraba Tomoyo)
  • 15. "The Time Has Come!" (時は来た!, Toki wa Kita!)
  • Bonus Chapter: "Hundred-meter Dash" (100メートル走, 100 Mētoru-sō)
  • Bonus Chapter: "Love Letter" (ラブレター, Raburetā)

Reception

The Golden Sheep was one of twelve manga series to make the 2021 Young Adult Library Services Association's top 126 graphic novels for teenagers list.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 尾崎かおりが描く、仲良し男女4人組の青春劇「金のひつじ」アフタで始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ressler, Karen (February 9, 2019). "Kaori Ozaki's The Golden Sheep Manga Ends This Month". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ アフタヌーン2019年4月号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 金のひつじ（1） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. 1 2 金のひつじ（3） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Ressler, Karen (October 5, 2018). "Kodansha Licenses O Maidens in Your Savage Season, Magus of the Library Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "The Golden Sheep, 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "The Golden Sheep, 3". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on May 17, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ 金のひつじ（2） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 17, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Golden Sheep, 2". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on January 18, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  11. ↑ Hazra, Adriana (January 11, 2021). "Blue Flag Manga Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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